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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: bumby on June 18, 2024, 08:51:43 PM

Title: Duane Mitchell
Post by: bumby on June 18, 2024, 08:51:43 PM: RIP
Title: Re: Duane Mitchell
Post by: Kirbys Ace on June 18, 2024, 08:55:39 PM: Quite the character and loudest in the room!
Title: Re: Duane Mitchell
Post by: Harness racer on June 18, 2024, 09:47:34 PM: A character for sure. Once got in an argument with someone in the simulcast when it was in the temporary modular building out by the home stretch, and security told them both to leave. He demanded they cash out his account right then. It was like $80-100k. Long story short, only the other guy had to leave. If Duane liked you, one of the nicer guys around! RIP!!!
Title: Re: Duane Mitchell
Post by: Facts on June 18, 2024, 11:05:19 PM: Great guy. Will definitely be missed
Title: Re: Duane Mitchell
Post by: bumby on June 20, 2024, 08:36:15 PM: Quote from: Harness racer on June 18, 2024, 09:47:34 PM
A character for sure. Once got in an argument with someone in the simulcast when it was in the temporary modular building out by the home stretch, and security told them both to leave. He demanded they cash out his account right then. It was like $80-100k. Long story short, only the other guy had to leave. If Duane liked you, one of the nicer guys around! RIP!!!

Made a lot of that money gate calling/past posting Illinois racing. Got so bad they starting shutting the windows at 0 minutes to post in Maryland on Illinois racing. This would have been in the late 90's early 2000's.
Title: Re: Duane Mitchell
Post by: Harness racer on June 20, 2024, 09:38:07 PM: He was the king of gate calling at almost every track! Harrington tellers gave him a lot of courtesy. Probably a 7-figure bettor most years.